Who owns minecraft

Minecraft arguably became the single best-selling game of all time with 176 million copies sold across platforms.

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But, the question is – Can Minecraft be considered as Microsoft’s most successful acquisition?

Back in 2014, when Microsoft acquired Mojang for a whopping sum of $2.5 billion, it raised many eyebrows! The reason was Microsoft’s history of failing to capitalize on its acquisitions.

We have seen the downfall of Nokia’s mobile phone business which Microsoft bought for $7.2 billion.

Even buying Skype for $8.5 billion did not turn out the way Microsoft’s ex-CEO Steve Ballmer wanted.

So, seven years down the line, it’s the right time to take a look at whether Minecraft’s acquisition was the right decision for Microsoft, or did they make yet another mistake?

Minecraft and Its Early Revenues

In 2009, Markus ‘Notch’ Persson created Minecraft with the aim to make a 3D sandbox game where only the skills of the player would matter such as creativity, speed, and problem-solving.

It was a rather simple game with no extra story or objective attached to it and the pl

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